St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-08
:. zHE HAMLINE TRACK.
ais of Speed Yesterday---Some
of the Flyers CHARTERED There.

u Cuc Ely cfS sSustfCSrou IAcic.
There was large attendance at the
fair grounds yesterday afternoon to wit
ness a series of races~between trotting
and pacing cracks owned at Mime
apolis, and incidentally there were sew
eral attractive features. Particularly
was this the case when Mr.. Beaupre,
the well-known ST. Paul merchant, drove
his pair OF PAGERS, Sleepy Fred and
Bruno B, fast half mile i'll :13, the
: feat being enthusiastically received by
the spectators, compelling the handler
of the ribbons to doff his siouch hat.
Then there was a gallOping race, i'll
which there were two entries, for a
quarter-mile dash, the finish being a
most exciting one, d Scant head deciding
the contest. The winners of the day,
in the trOtting races, were: j. W. Hull'S
b. g. Chicago, two straight heats in
sey's b. G. Laundry Bill, two straight
beats 2:5455 and $50; and in the pacing
class the black horse Sawdust, after be-
ing beaten by Buttercup in the first
heat, took the second and third, the
time of each heat being fraction over
three minutes. The judges, MesSrs.
Wood, Martin and Daniels, suspended
the drivers of Cyclone, owned by Frank
Danforth, and Buffalo Boy, owned by
Sam Hamilton, for failing to put in an
appearance, and this incident created
considerable talk at the track. Nothing
has been attempted i'll the way of i'm
prOvementS Overlast year at the grounds,
Supt. Cross cOntenting himself with
putting the track III good order and
looking after the comfort of the horses
that will take part in the summer meet
ing to be inaugurated June 80.
Of the 130 stalls i'll the stables, every
one has been engaged, and indications
point to a most successful gathering
already, there are
ABOUT FIFTY HORSES
at the track, taking the preliminary eX-
ercises to fit them for the circuit and
some of the stables was as follows:
j. w. Spear-A string Of fourteen, in
record of 2:40: b. III. Lillian, $50; grey
gelding Uncle Josh, 2:37; siX-year-old
black gelding PAGER, with 2:30 record,
and several green horses purchased at
the recent sales in Kentucky by DR..
Evans, in which Red Wilkes and Young
Wilkes stock predominateS.
w. ii. MatheWS-Pacer, Uncle Eb,
2:24114; chestnut mare Laby Payne,
2:44; black mares Accident and TOpsy,
gelding Wicks and bay mare Queen,
neither of whom have yet made records.
John ID. Martin-Pilot, 2:3311a; PAGER
JordOn, 2:17s4; Billy Dunmore, 2:3414,
and two green horses, one PAGER and
one trotter.
Price Smith-Pacer Messina Boy,
2:164; William G, 2:2313, and brown
gelding Gov. Sprague, from which great
things are expected.
Mike Cannon has the brown gelding
William III and the PAGER with a record
Of2: 8, belonging to Mr.. Harrington, of
Minneapolis. Simon, of st. Paul, has
two PAGERS in the stable, and both are
being put in good condition as rapidly as
possible. Mr.. Farrier has the bay geld
ing Gen. Hancock, 2:2414, and the black
gelding Gen. +, 2:3414. John Dowd, of
st. Paul, pins his faith upon John +,
2:3444, Fred ID, 2:31, and Annie West,
grey gelding Grey Prince, 2:S4, and
string of green horses, as yet unnamed
and unrecorded. Matt Balfour, of st.
Paul, is also on the ground with string
of cracks, and he says he is out for the
dust sure. These are only few of the
stables represented, but by Tuesday of
next week every stall will have an occu-
pant, and the preliminary work will be-
gin ev ry morning at O'Clock and con-
tInue until about noon daily.
Thus far there are twelve entries for
tilc puISc VI SS,0UU lOI lllc = .oU CLASS, du
equal number for the 800 class, while
seven horses are entered for the pacing
2:1S class.
Among the horsemen at the track
there is considerable interest manifested
concerning the disposition of the $4,000
special purse and some favor division
Of this money in order that the events
may include a tive-mile trot and race
to road wagons. Several who were
questioned on the subject yesterday de-
clared that there would be no trouble in
obtaining, entries for these events and
they would be of great interest to the
spectators, who are expected to throng
the fair grounds, especially the Fourth
of July.